A low cost SMT integrated frequency doubler and power amplifier for 30 GHz DBS uplink applications

Author

Bhatnagar, Monica ; Morkner, Henrik

Author_Institution

Agilent Technol., Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

3-4 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

561

Lastpage

564

Abstract

A SMT (surface mount technology) MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) frequency multiplier (x2) and power amplifier has been designed for DBS (direct broadcast satellite) and other commercial applications. Using PHEMT technology this MMIC takes a 15 GHz input signal and passes it through a harmonic frequency doubler and then through three stages of power amplification at 30 GHz. This MMIC provides an output power of 21 dBm, fundamental suppression of 45 dBc and is stable across all voltages and temperatures. This single MMIC SMT solution frequency multiplier and power amplifier is unique compared to any known or published data.

Keywords

HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC power amplifiers; direct broadcasting by satellite; frequency multipliers; millimetre wave power amplifiers; satellite links; surface mount technology; 15 GHz; 30 GHz; DBS uplink; PHEMT technology; SMT integrated frequency doubler; direct broadcast satellite; frequency multiplier; fundamental suppression; harmonic frequency doubler; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; power amplification; power amplifier; surface mount technology; Application specific integrated circuits; Costs; Frequency; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Power amplifiers; Satellite broadcasting; Surface-mount technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Gallium Arsenide and Other Semiconductor Application Symposium, 2005. EGAAS 2005. European

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

88-902012-0-7

Type

conf

Filename

1637280